New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-12
FAVORABLE CROP REPORTS

vRIGUT OUTLOOK IN DAKOTA AND TEXAS-NOT 80
ENCOURAGING IN MICHIGAN.
,,u1cAGo June IA dispatch from Minneapolis
says: rhe outlook tor grain in Dakota Is eenerany
good aud In most parts above the average OF ioher
wears Along the James River Valley, where the
crop was poor last year, it is probably ahead OF all
other sections this year. local paper has letters
written By grain in Dakota. representing every
county OF these at least nnetyhye per cent concur
tha the present prospect not only better than last
year. but that it is above the average oil past years
A few however think that the damage by early
Jrouth is no, wholly recovered from. The condition
of crops in Minnesota continues excellent on the
whole here are some OF the southeastern counties
that have been dry too long Tor long yield OF small
gram although fer the last week or more theTe mas
been great change tor the better OF 20 letters
from all sections this State 206 give most hatterng
regOrts
ArsrIS Texas. Juae 11.-Accounts from all over
Texas tod Az show the most favorable crop poets
since the famous big crop year OF 1882. All over
Central AMI Northern Texas the average yield OF
cora which is in the is estimated at thirty
bnshel, an acre black hOg-wallow prairie lands.
In rive, bottoms and alluvial lands the coast
the Weld is estimated at seventyfve to 100 bushels
nm acre On the Middle Brazos farmers say corn
will; sell next fal at IS cents Cotton all ovs Texas
great SD Ing drouth which ended about May l.
Farmers are chOppng oct. The stands are excellent
and the fields generally clear OF grass FINE rams nave
fal en- almost weekly for the last month Many pre-
diet million and halt bales this year for fexss
SPHIyGFIEfD, ILL.,, Juue IL. Reports received by
the Department of Agriculture shaw that there Is
slight increase the area devoted to corn. and the
general condition is above the average tor June j.
Mu oh of it has been cultivated the second time The
area devoted to sorghum about hat large as last
season. and its condition is full average tor June
Winter wheat promises an average yield per acre.
Harvest will beg much earlier than usual. Spring
wheat GATE, rye barley and hax are In ar condition
and has area equal to that OF last season Meadows
and pastures have suffered greatly from the drouth
but have improved since the recent rains. The area
devoted TO Irish potatoes much larger than that VI
last year. and the condition is above the average Tor
june The fruit prospect is about the same as last
year at this date
LANSING, Mich, June 10-The crop report for
June based upon returns from 722 townships, shows
that al crops doing we'll The condition of wheat
In the southern four tiers OF counties is 70 per cent
comparison being with the vitality and growth of
average years. This is per cent below the condition
on May 1. 1855. rheee figures indicate a yield per
acre OF nearly l3l2 bushels. while tho average per
acre as estimated by correspondents is 1888 bui hels
Ia the central counties the average condition 90
and in tue northern counties SO. With favorable
weather until harvest tie yield OF wheat will doubt
less DO better than these figures indicate; yet what
ever is the final output it will certainly fall tar below
what it would have been had an average amount OF
ram fallen during April and May. Damage by the
Hessai hy, insects aud worms is reported. In the
counties per cent ia the central per cent
and in the northern per cent of the 1885 wheat
crop is still in the 7Js me sn. Ssaa' l"e wheat
The area planted 10 corn equals the planted in
1885, and not to exceed 3 or per cent o. the area
planted failed to grow. In condition. compared with
meadows and pastures are 80, and clover sown this
year 10. as compared with 80 and SO one year ago.
Eighteen per cent of the clover sOwD tailed to grow
Apples promise in southern counties 81 per cent, in
central 81, and in the northern 81 per cent OF an
average cIop. In the southern counties 2Oo cor
respondents reported the outlook for peaches al 80
per cent. VI healthy DeaCl trees there are com
par ativsly few in the State aud the total product Will
be small